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gift Tappan Prest, Assre,
1-22-1933
GENERAL CONTENTS.
PREFACE
•
The Review of Evidence respecting the authenticity and
Divine Inspiration of the Apocalypse
Of the Occasion and the Intention of this part of the
Work
1. Of the external Evidence relating to the
Apocalypse.
Page
xiii
3
3 to 5
In what degree the external Evidence is affected by the
of the Epistle from the Gallic Churches. 19
of Melito, Theophilus, Appollonius, and
Clemens of Alexandria
of Tertullian
of certain Heretics in those times
of Hippolitus and Origen
Biographical Chart of the Writers affording external
evidence in favour of the Apocalypse
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18
19
20
21
26
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27
2. Of the internal Evidence.
A criterion proposed for settling this Evidence, which is
as yet imperfect, but in continual progress to perfec-
tion
28
The concessions of Michaelis, and observations thereon 29 to 32
Of the Visions of Hermas, and on the second book of Es-
dras
33
34
Of the doctrines contained in the Apocalypse The objections against the Apocalypse on account of its obscurity, with answers to the same
3. Of the Apocalypse, whether written by St.
John, the Apostle and Evangelist.
Of the objections which arose in the third century, and
are collected from the writings of Dionysius of Alex-
andria and others, by Lardner, under five heads:
these severally considered and answered
A particular evidence in favour of the question, collected
from the book itself
The pretensions of the book to divine inspiration, exa-
mined by the tests proposed by Michaelis, in six ques-
tions
Conclusion
CONTENTS OF THE NOTES.
PART I.
Contains, in ten Sections-ἱ εισι· that is, the then present state
of the Christian Churches in Asia, as known by their omni-
present Lord-Ch. i. ii. iii.
SECT. I. CHAP. i. 1-3. The title or inscription of the
book
55
SECT. II. CHAP. i. 4-8.-The address or salutation, and the
SECT. III. CHAP. i. 9-20. - The appearance of the Lord
Jesus, with the symbols of his power, and the commis-
sion given by him to St. John to write what he beheld
SECT. IV. CHAP. ii. 1-7.-Address to the Church in Ephe-
sus
SECT. V. CHAP. ii. 8-11.-Address to the Church in Smyrna
SECT. VI. CHAP. ii. 12-17. - Address to the Church in Per-
gamos
SECT. VII. CHAP. ii. 18-29.
SECT. VIII. СПАР. iii. 1-6.
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70
77
81
94
97
SECT. IX. CHAP. iii. 7-13.-Address to the Church in Phil-
adelphia
SECT. X. CHAP. iii. 14-22.- Address to the Church in
Laodicea
PART II.
Contains, in nine Sections-A general Prophetical Sketch of
ἱ μελλει γενεσθαι, future events under the six first Seals.
SECT. I. CHAP. iv. - The representation of the divine Glory
in Heaven
102
SECT. II. CHAP. v.--The sealed Book, the Lamb who opens
it, and the praises sung by the heavenly choir
SECT. III. CHAP. vi. 1, 2.-The opening of the first Seal
SECT. IV. CHAP. vi. 3, 4.
SECT. VIII and. IX CHAP. vi. 12-17; and CHAP. vii.-
the sixth Seal, and the sealing of the 144,000, and the
palm-bearing multitude
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PART III.
Contains, in seven Sections-The opening of the seventh Seal, the six first Trumpets, and the prophetic commission given to St. John.
SECT. I. CHAP. viii. 1-5. -The opening of the seventh Seal,
and the commission to the angels with the seven Trum-
pets
SECT. II and III. CHAP. viii. 6-13. -The four first trum-
pets, and the denunciation of the three woes
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172
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SECT. VI. CHAP. X. 1-11.- The little book
216
SECT. VII. CHAP. Xі. 1-14.- The measuring of the temple,
and the witnesses
223
SECT. IV. CHAP. IX. 1-12.- The fifth trumpet, and first woe SECT. V. CHAP. IX. 13-21.- The sixth trumpet
PART IV.
Contains, in four Sections-The sounding of the seventh
Trumpet, the Dragon, and the two Wild Beasts.
SECT. I. CHAP. Хі. 15-19. -The sounding of the seventh
trumpet
239
SECT. II. CHAP. Хіі. 1-17. - The Woman and the Dragon
SECT. III. CHAP. xii. 18; xiii. 1-10.- The Wild Beast
242
from the Sea
257
SECT. IV. CHAP. xiii. 11-18. - The Beast from the earth or
land, styled the false Prophet
277